Palestinian Terrorists Use Civilians as Shields

A new report from the public information branch of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) describes several recent instances when Palestinian terrorists in Gaza used civilians as shields to prevent IDF retaliatory attacks. In at least one case, terrorists had a child fetch and return the weapon of a terrorist shot by the IDF. On several occasions, Hamas and Popular Resistance Committees terrorists fired rockets toward Israel from within heavity populated areas and used mosque at weapons depots and as cover during IDF raids.

This information should serve as a reminder of the nature of the enemy Israel faces and of the challenges Israel faces in fighting its enemy while sparing civilians.